Richard Wright Quotes
Nigger, You Sure Ought To Be Glad It Was Us You Talked To That Way. You're A Lucky Bastard, 'cause If You'd Said That To Some Other White Man, You Might've Been A Dead Nigger Now." I Was Learning Rapidly How To Watch White People, To Observe Their Every Move, Every Fleeting Expression, How To Interpret What Was Said And What Left Unsaid. Late One Saturday Night I Made Some Deliveries In A White Neighborhood. I Was Pedaling My Bicycle Back To The Store As Fast As I Could When A Police Car, Swerving Toward Me, Jammed Me Into The Curbing. "Get Down, Nigger, And Put Up Your Hands!" They Ordered. I Did. They Climbed Out Of The Car, Guns Drawn, Faces Set, And Advanced Slowly. "Keep Still!" They Ordered. I Reached My Hands Higher. They Searched My Pockets And Packages. They Seemed Dissatisfied When They Could Find Nothing Incriminating. Finally, One Of Them Said: "Boy, Tell Your Boss Not To Send You Out In White Neighborhoods At This Time Of
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